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Margaree-Chéticamp Herald Emeritus

Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of a Badge of Office
May 20, 2020
Vol. VII, p. 255

Badge of Office of Margaree-Chéticamp Herald Emeritus

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Blazon

Badge

A square quarterly Or and Argent semé of daisies Azure seeded Or;


Symbolism

Badge

Blue and gold are the colours of the viceregal office. The daisies (marguerite in French) refer to the former name of the Margaree River, Sainte-Marguerite. The Margaree and Chéticamp rivers both flow in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.